Last Updated: January 19, 2026
COGNITIVE DESIGN PRODUCTION CENTER
Address
Tehran, Iran
Official reason
The Cognitive Design Production Center (CDPC) is a subsidiary organization of the IRGC. Since at least 2023, CDPC planned influence operations designed to incite socio-political tensions among the U.S. electorate in the lead up to the 2024 U.S. elections, on behalf of the IRGC. OFAC is designating CDPC pursuant to E.O 13848 for being owned or contr...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2766
Date of listing
2024-12-31
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13848 of September 12, 2018 Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Elections
Measures
Other financial restrictions, Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Official Information
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond t...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL